Ewalt Klautky

ET91 · ANIM4 · ET18 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 20%
Difficulty: 1.9

The decision

Avoid if you want real instruction; if you already know the skill and just need an easy credit.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy grade low learningSelf-taught studioBoring lecturesIndustry busyWeak critiques

Most students get solid grades but say they learned little and taught themselves.
Lectures are often off-topic dull or filled with student work and YouTube rather than technique.
A minority like his industry vibe and easygoing critiques for fun storyboarding.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Students report easy As even while saying they learned nothing and .

; the single online review also reports A+ with low difficulty.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Low difficulty ratings and comments about drawing through class or .

Both formats describe low difficulty; in person emphasizes content mismatch more than hardness.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as mandatory even when lectures feel unhelpful.

Online ANIM4 also notes mandatory attendance; in person consistently requires presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and repeated do-not-take-if-you-want-to-learn messaging outweigh a few fond older reviews.

The lone online review is positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Compliments replace tough critique and students say hard work is not required for a high grade.

Format shift

Lenient tone is clearest in older in-person ET18 and ET91 reviews.

Workload

Light

72/100

Weekly boards or practice exist but many say you can do other homework in class with light real demand.

Format shift

One ET91 notes lots of ; .

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Students and unhelpful despite a friendly personality.

Format shift

Single online review is warmer; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Weekly assignments and critiques dominate with little mention of formal exams.

Format shift

Both formats center project and critique work not exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person storyboard and perspective classes feel easy on grades but weak on teaching with self-directed work.

Main concern

and lectures that do not match the skill goals.

What students said

“I enrolled to learn more about storyboarding but ended up learning nothing at all.”
ET18

“ .”
ET18

“It's independent to the own.”
ET91

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One recent ANIM4 review calls him friendly open to all levels with but limited one-on-one time.

Main concern

Still busy with industry work so limited individual assistance.

What students said

“He's open to all skill levels, and and informative.”
ANIM4

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize weekly assignments and critiques rather than formal proctored exams so .

Weekly critiquesProject boardsLittle exam detail

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and critiques with pop-quiz tags on one course but .

Weekly assignment and critiquePop quizzes on one tag set

“There's an assignment and class critique every week”
ET91

“You might as while you're here.”
ET18

Online

Single online review and lecture time.

CritiquesLecture heavy

“ and informative. He loves seeing students improve.”
ANIM4

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Avoid if u want to learn. .”
Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews on easy grades and weak instruction. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“his lectures are boring and .”

🅰️ Easy Grade

78/100

“ .”

📚

30/100

“you're pretty much teaching yourself.”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“I enrolled to learn more about storyboarding but ended up learning nothing at all.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He talks to fill the time, but i would just draw.
... boring.
He's a fun professor

Theme 2

📈 About Learning & Grades

Worked hard for my A, but in reality I did not learn from him.
There is no constructive criticism from him.
easy A

Theme 3

🏢 About Industry Presence

he is still working in the industry, so he might not have a lot of time to assist you
guest speakers he brought in were very appropriate and inspirational

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

42/100

Evidence confidence

Only eight reviews with one online and sparse recent detail reduce confidence despite consistent low-learning themes.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

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1 out of 52

Course coverage

ET914 reviews

ET183 reviews

ANIM41 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

B 1 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Ewalt Klautky

Avoid if you want real instruction; x x x if you already know the skill and just need an easy credit.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🅰️ Easy Grade

📚 x x

👎 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Learning & Grades

🏢 About Industry Presence

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid if you want real instruction; if you already know the skill and just need an easy credit.

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